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The Baseline Labs for a Patient Who Is Interested and Eligible

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The baseline labs for a patient who is interested and eligible in PrEP contain the following results: hepatitis B surface antigen negative; hepatitis B surface antibody positive; hepatitis B core antibody positive. The patient reports never receiving the hepatitis B vaccine. Before initiating PrEP you should:


A) Caution the patient that a hepatitis flare may occur if PrEP is discontinued
B) Ensure that the patient completes the hepatitis B vaccination series
C) Order a quantitative hepatitis B surface antibody
D) Do nothing-the patient is immune to HBV

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